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Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
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Porter County taskforce coming together on local income tax approach

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By Shelley Jones

October 15, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

The Porter County Municipal Unit Strategic Taskforce is coalescing around an approach to local income...

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele speaks during a press conference on Dec. 4, 2025. A contract between Portage Township Assessor Crystal Millsap and the Leanor Group, owned by Steele, is drawing scrutiny for its high price tag. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Porter County officials question high-dollar contract for Portage Township Assessor’s Office

By Shelley Jones

October 15, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Porter County officials asked the county attorney to investigate a contract between the Portage Township...

Beatniks on Conkey hosts the Hammond Community Theatre run of the play "The Ghost in the Meadow" with concluding weekend curtain times Oct. 16-Oct. 18 at the 420 Conkey St. stage space in Hammond. (Beatniks on Conkey/provided)

Of Notoriety: Beatniks has ‘Ghost,’ Munster gets ‘Blacklisted,’ Poe in Michigan City

By Philip Potempa

October 15, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Entertainment news from around the region.

The cast of Holdcraft Players’ 2026 spring play “In The Middle of Gnowarre” read their scripts in preparation for the April 17 to 26 two-weekend stage run in Michigan City. (Photo courtesy of Holdcraft Players)

Of Notoriety: Stage gnomes get premiere, free concert and TV trains

By Philip Potempa

April 16, 2026 at 3:07 p.m.

Entertainment news from around the region.

Arnoldo Carrillo Jr. shows a photo of his father, Rosario Carrillo Lopez, who is being held after federal agents raided the family's home earlier this month. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Gary father signs plea deal for ICE confrontation on road

By Meredith Colias-Pete

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April 16, 2026 at 12:12 p.m.

A Gary father formally admitted he damaged an ICE vehicle while trying to evade an...

Christine Pepa, left, is congratulated by her mother, Carole Pepa, after the Lake Station School Board appointed her as the district's next superintendent April 15, 2026. (Carole Carlson/for the Post-Tribune)

Lake Station names Christine Pepa as first woman school chief

By Carole Carlson

April 16, 2026 at 12:05 p.m.

The Lake Station School Board named Christine Pepa its next superintendent Wednesday, making her the...

No Place for Hate data to get a new baseline at Portage schools

By Doug Ross

April 16, 2026 at 10:44 a.m.

The Portage Township Schools' metrics for No Place for Hate will get a new baseline...

The Indiana Toll Road passes over Wolf Lake with a view of the BP Refinery in Whiting to the east in the general area of the Chicago Bears proposed stadium location in Hammond, Indiana, Feb. 25, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Indiana Toll Road allowed to increase tolls for possible Bears stadium

By Alexandra Kukulka

April 16, 2026 at 7:58 p.m.

Drivers passing through Northwest Indiana will have to pay more in toll costs in the...

The air traffic tower stands at the Gary/Chicago International Airport.

Gary airport hits 800th international arrival

By Post-Tribune

April 15, 2026 at 5:11 p.m.

The Gary/Chicago International Airport recently marked its 800th international arrival, officials said Wednesday.

The cast of Marian Theatre Guild’s 2026 spring play by A.R. Gurney, “The Dining Room,” raises a toast for the April 18 to 26 two-weekend stage run in Whiting. (Photo courtesy of Elliott Bibat)

Of Notoriety: Marian Theatre Guild’s ‘Dining Room’ linked to journalist’s first critique

By Philip Potempa

April 15, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

Playwright A.R. Gurney penned one of my favorite plays, “Love Letters,” which he released in...

Court briefs: Man in high-speed crash competent for trial

By Meredith Colias-Pete

April 15, 2026 at 3:56 p.m.

Lake County court news.

VRQ, the developer of a proposed data center in Eagle Creek Township near Indiana 2 and Clay Street, will host a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Lowell High School auditorium. Questions and comments can only be submitted in advance via the developer's web site, projectshirleylakecounty.com. (Provided image by Project Shirley)

Lowell data center town hall requires questions in advance

By Maya Wilkins

April 15, 2026 at 3:41 p.m.

A town hall for Project Shirley — the proposed data center — will be at...

Porter Town Hall. (Jim Woods/for Post-Tribune)

Porter wants to keep 911 dispatch operation but will join the county

By Jim Woods

April 15, 2026 at 3:06 p.m.

Veteran 911 dispatcher Jennifer Herron-Jolley said it's been an "emotional time" as an employee of...